Ladder support attachment



Dec. 9, 1947. s. BUCHER ETAL LADDER SUPPORT ATTACHMENT Filed July 12,1.946

mveuroas SiMON BUCHER JOHN J.JOHNSON- Patented Dec. 9, 1947 LADDERSUPPORT ATTACHMENT Simon Bucher and John J. Johnson, Milwaukee, Wis.

Application July 12, 1946, Serial No. 683,116

2 Claims.

Our invention refers to upper supports for ladders and has for itsprimary object to provide a simple one-piece bracket attachable to theupper end of a ladder, whereby said ladder end is entirely held clear ofthe eaves and associated gutter of a building, to prevent the ladderfrom leaning against the associated eaves parts, and damaging the same.The bracket is provided with a skeleton winged runner, for engagementwith a roof, whereby the ladder is supported rearwardly of the draingutter, the wings being formed with up-turned runner ends whereby theladder may be conveniently adjusted from place to place.

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the novel construction,combination andarrangement of parts, substantially as hereinafterdescribed, and more particularly defined by the appended claims, itbeing understood that such changes in the precise embodiment of theherein disclosed invention may be made as come within the scope of theclaims.

In the accompanying drawings is illustrated one complete example of thephysical embodiment of the present invention constructed according tothe best mode so far devised for the practical application of theprinciples thereof.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 represents a perspective view of a ladder supporting bracketembodying the features of our invention the same being illustrated inconjunction with the eaves of a building.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same illustrating the ladder andbracket in section as indicated by line 22 of Figure 1.

Fig. 3 is a detailed longitudinally disposed sectional view of thebracket wing.

Referring by characters to the drawings, A represents the eaves portionof the roof of a building, having a standard metallic drain gutter Bsecured thereto in any suitable manner, C indicates the upper end of astandard ladder end extending above the eaves of the building.

Fitted to the end of the ladder, between its rails, is a one-piecebracket. The lower end of the bracket forms a rectangular loop I. Thesides of the same being in engagement with a pair of the ladder roundsD.

Extending inwardly from the upper corners of the loop I are parallelarms 2, 2, which arms terminate with the laterally extended wings 3, 3,having up-turned runner ends 3', which ends are connected by a brace bar4 whereby the wings in effect form loops which rest upon the roof eaves2 of the building A above the metallic gutter as shown.

The arms 2 at their junction with the loop I have dependin therefrom apair of clips 5, which clips, in conjunction with the adjacent loopcorners, form ladder round engaging sockets.

The lower stretch of the loop carries a hook end bolt 6, which boltengages the second round of the ladder and the same is securely clampedthereto by a thumb nut 6 in threaded engagement with the face of theloop through which it extends. As best indicated in Figures 2 and 3 ofthe drawings, the ladder is thus securely anchored to the eaves of thebuilding and ofiset therefrom, whereby there is no danger of bending orotherwise disrupting the metallic eaves trough 3. Furthermore, theworkman can readily slide the ladder back and forth, upon the eaves ofthe building, without marring the shingles, due to the fact that therip-turned runner ends of the wings, will permit the bracket to freelyslide from place to place.

It will also be noted, owing to the simple bracket attaching means, tothe ladder rounds, said bracket may be quickly and securely fastened tothe ends of the ladder or removed therefrom.

We claim:

1. A one-piece bracket support for the upper end of a ladder, comprisinga loop adapted to engage a pair of the ladder rounds, arms extendinginwardly from the loop, roof engaging wings extending in oppositedirections from the arms, the wings including a space connected bracebar, having bowed end loops forming runners, clips depending from thebase of the arms forming ladder round engaging sockets in conjunctionwith the loop and a clamping bolt carried by the base of said loop,adapted to engage a ladder round.

2. A one-piece bracket support for the upper ends of a ladder,comprising a loop adapted to engage a pair of ladder rounds, armsextending inwardy from the upper corner of the bracket loop, wingsextending in opposite directions from the arms having up-turned runnerends, clips depending from the base of the bracket arms, forming ladderrounds engaging sockets and a clamp bolt carried by the loop base forengagement with a ladder round, whereby the bracket is securely mountedupon the ladder.

SIMON BUCHER. JOHN J. JOHNSON.

